Drakeforth Early Origins

The surname Drakeforth was first found in Cheshire in the year 1550 when Edward Drakeford held estates in the area of Congleton a small town in eastern Cheshire. The name has also been long connected with Staffordshire where it was typically listed as De Drakensford. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.

Drakeforth Spelling Variations

Drakeforth Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Drakeford, Drakeforth, Drakefurd, Drakford and others.

Drakeforth Early History

Drakeforth Early History

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Drakeforth Early Notables (pre 1700)

Drakeforth Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.

The Drakeforth Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Drakeforth Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.